Section 67 Materials, &c. to vest in company for purposes of prosecution.

During the execution of any contract made with the company the works in course of being done under such contract, and all the materials of every description brought upon or near such works for the purpose of being used in the execution of such contract, shall, in all proceedings instituted by them for the purpose of protecting the same, or by the public prosecutor for the purpose of punishment on account of offences committed against the same, be held to be the property of the company.